Paulus and the Acornmen
by Dulieu, Jean [Jan van Oort]; translated by Jean Dulieu with T.D.R. Thomason and Patricia Tracy Lowe
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Cleveland/New York: World Publishing Company, 1966. Paulus, wood-dwarf, is shrunken by Eucalipta the wood-goblin/witch, who intends him to be the (unwilling) king of the acornmen: misadventure ensues. Based on a popular Dutch comic strip which ran from 1946-1984 and inspired radio and television shows, as well as a series of novels, despite never quite catching on in the Anglophone world. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured; the first American/Canadian edition, listing no later printings. Light wear to book, minor bumping to corners, hint of foxing to edges; jacket shows a little edgewear, short tears & chips (with an odd flap/gouge by the upper front hinge, light creasing, $4.95 price intact. Text clean; [2], [238] pages; many color & b/w illustrations. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Jean Dulieu. Quarto.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- w0746
- Title
- Paulus and the Acornmen
- Author
- Dulieu, Jean [Jan van Oort]; translated by Jean Dulieu with T.D.R. Thomason and Patricia Tracy Lowe
- Illustrator
- Jean Dulieu
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- World Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland/New York
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- Quarto
- Keywords
- Fantasy, Cartoons, Comic Strips, Humor, Holland, Netherlands
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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- Quarto
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- Jacket
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